ldquoBehold

the Lamb

of God

who takes

away the

sin of the

worldrdquo

JANUARY 15 2017mdashSECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SAINT PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH Address 140 Walnut Street Weirton WV 26062

Phone 304-748-6710 Web site stpaulcommunitynet Prayer Line 304-748-4245 amp 304-564-3114

Pastor Rev Larry W Dorsch E-mail lwdorschcomcastnet

Feast of Conversion of St Paul

Parish Feast Day Celebration

Sunday January 29 400 pm

ANNUAL DINNER

St Paul School Cafeteria

All Parishioners WelcomemdashNo Cost

(Donations)

Please sign up in the back of Church or by calling

the Parish office at 304-748-6710

This week Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 49 35-6 1 Corinthians 11-3 John 129-34

Background All four of the Gospels as well as the Acts of the

Apostles present the Baptism of Jesus but only Johnrsquos Gospel presents it through the vantage point of John the Baptist He declares Jesus to be the ldquoLamb of Godrdquo or Godrsquos offering to take away the sins of all humanity (see opening article) The Gospel is also at pains to present Jesus as superior to John as existing before John and the

one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit John clearly and unmistakably testifies that Jesus is the Son of God

Next Week Third Sunday In Ordinary Time

Isaiah 823-93 1 Corinthians 10-1317 Matthew 412-23

Adult Bible Study Bible Study is held on Tuesday at 630 pm in the parish

office conference room

Join us for our Open House on January 19 and January 26 From 4pm to 8 pm at the

AIM Womenrsquos Center

Feast of Conversion of St Paul

Parish Feast Day Celebration

Sunday January 29 400 pm

ANNUAL DINNER

St Paul School Cafeteria

All Parishioners WelcomemdashNo Cost

(Donations)

Please sign up in the back of Church or by calling

the Parish office at 304-748-6710

This week Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 49 35-6 1 Corinthians 11-3 John 129-34

Background All four of the Gospels as well as the Acts of the

Apostles present the Baptism of Jesus but only Johnrsquos Gospel presents it through the vantage point of John the Baptist He declares Jesus to be the ldquoLamb of Godrdquo or Godrsquos offering to take away the sins of all humanity (see opening article) The Gospel is also at pains to present Jesus as superior to John as existing before John and the

one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit John clearly and unmistakably testifies that Jesus is the Son of God

Next Week Third Sunday In Ordinary Time

Isaiah 823-93 1 Corinthians 10-1317 Matthew 412-23

Adult Bible Study Bible Study is held on Tuesday at 630 pm in the parish

office conference room

Join us for our Open House on January 19 and January 26 From 4pm to 8 pm at the

AIM Womenrsquos Center

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR JANUARY 21 ndashJANUARY 22 2017

Ministers of

Communion Lectors Altar

Servers

Greeters

Ushers

Saturday

Jan 21

5 pm

Larry Perrone

Mary Ann Petrelle

Lawrence Pearce

Debbie Coletti-Pearce

Thomas Sessi Rebecca Biacco

Sharon Higgins

Frances Veltri

Joseph Veltri

Ron Panko

John Porco

Not Filled

Not Filled

Sunday

January 22

830 am

Lynette Ekey

Ryan Ekey

Judith Bartley

Katrina Mills

Catherine Glodowski

Elena Mastrantoni

Wilson Cole

Linda Cole

Jeannie Duffy

Paul Duffy

Thomas Beaumont

Patrick Gurrera

Thomas Lorello

Not Filled

Sunday

January

22

11 am

Lorraine Lovy

Bernadette Whalen

Jerry DeFilippo

Kim Edmiston

Darlene Sessi

Melissa Perkins

Katherine Marks

Cindy Toth

Madeleine Marks

Joshua Kirkpatrick

Eddie Marks

Toni Marks

Suzanne Tennant

Patricia Valero

David Whalen

Robert Baker

Robert Budney

Ed Halsey

Chuck Robinson

Sunday

January

22

600 pm

Bennie Parr

Not Filled

Darlene Parr

David Connors

James Sauer

Michael Cucarese

A D Mastrantoni

Michael Mastrantoni

Mark White

ldquoHow Jesus Takes Away the Sins of the

Worldrdquo

by Rev Ron Rolheiser OMI

Jesus as the lamb of God does not take away the sin of the

world by somehow carrying it off so that it is no longer present inside of the community He

takes it away by transforming it by changing it by taking it inside of himself and transmuting it

We see examples of this throughout his entire life although it is most manifest in the love and

forgiveness he shows at the time of his death In simple language Jesus took away the sin of

the community by taking in hatred and giving back love by taking in anger and giving out gra-

ciousness by taking in envy and giving back blessing by taking in bitterness and giving out

warmth by taking in pettiness and giving back compassion he taking in chaos and giving back

peace and by taking in sin and giving back forgiveness

This is not an easy thing to do What comes naturally is to give back in kind hatred for hatred

anger for anger coldness for coldness revenge for hurt Someone hits us so we hit back But

then sin stays inside of the community and no amount of scapegoating ritualized in liturgy or

otherwise is of any real value in changing things because we are not transforming anything but

are simply acting as conduits passing on the identical energy that is pressed on to us Jesus did

otherwise He did not simply pass on what was done to him Rather he took it in held it carried

it transformed it and eventually gave it back as something else This is what constitutes the

sacrificial part of his love namely the excruciatingly pain (ex cruce from the cross) that he had

to undergo in order to take in hatred and give back love But that is the only way that sin can

ever leave a community someone has to take it in hold it carry it and through a certain

excruciating sacrifice of self transform it into something else For this reason Christianity

among all the religions and philosophies of the world is the only one that worships the

scapegoat

Moreover this dynamic is not just something we are asked to admire in Jesus The incarnation is

meant to be ongoing We are asked to continue to give flesh to God to continue to do what

Jesus did Thus our task too is to help take away the sin of the world We do this whenever we

take in hatred anger envy pettiness and bitterness hold them transmute them and

eventually give them back as love graciousness blessing compassion warmth and

forgiveness

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PRAY FOR OUR SICK MEMBERS WMC Evelyn Georgetti Donna Latkiewicz John Wilson Golden OaksmdashTheresa Petroski Country Club Manor Frances Oliver Dan Jones Wyngate Virginia Yoklic Weirton Geriatrics - Inez Oliver Elsie Saleh Dr Ray Greco amp Victor Greco Carriage InnmdashAngelina DeMarco Chris Dorich is at 71 Darlington Rd Room 141 Beaver Falls PA 15010

If you or a member of your family has been admitted to the area hospitals or care facilities please call the church office at 304-748-6710 We have no way of knowing who is in the hospital or where they go after they are released Our ministers and Fr Larry are willing to visit them if we only knew where they have been moved to

ldquoOnline Giving for 2017rdquo

We are now accepting online donations Visit our website at stpaulcommunitynet and click to give online

Follow the instructions to set up a recurring donation This convenience can be used in place of the

monthly envelopes that are mailed to each family There will be no Christian Mothers regular meeting during the month of January The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday February 14th at 6 pm in the cafeteria Just a reminder that Family Faith Formation is held every Sunday at 940 am We are currently looking for someone to take over our 6th-8th grade Family Faith Formation class Classes run through April 30 2017 These children are eager to learn about our faith and discuss topics We have a teachers manual which can help guide you through planning the class each week This class is only 5 children so it is not a huge class to teach If interested please contact Christy Valero at 740-284-0133 or via email at christyvalerocomcastnet We can discuss this more in detail and answer any questions you may have

A Charismatic Mass will be celebrated on Thursday February 2nd at 700 pm in the Father of Mercy Chapel at the Motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters TOR located at 369 Little Church Road Toronto OH 43964 Father Dave Pivonka TOR an internationally known speaker and author will be the celebrant Prayer for healing or other needs will be offered following Mass All Catholics in the area are invited to attend Refreshments following

St Paul Cemetery added 40 new crematorials near the pond at St Paul Cemetery The price of $2000 includes plate opening and closing and urn

The Minister schedules have been mailed out We are in the process of scheduling the Easter ministers Please call the church office and let Donna know the masses and services in which you are willing to actively participate

OUR PARISH THIS WEEK

JANUARY 14ndash JANUARY 22

Saturday Jan 14

400 pm 500 pm

Confessions Sunday Eucharist (Carolina Torres)

Sunday January 15 2nd Sunday in Ordinary

Time

830 am 940 am

1100 am 600 pm

Sunday Eucharist (John D Brun I) Faith Fundamentals Sunday Eucharist (Sarah Jane Baker) Sunday Eucharist (For All Our People)

Monday

January 16

800 am 600 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Thomas Warrick) Never Alone Meeting in lower church

Tuesday January 17

800 am 630 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Tom Osaba) Weekly Word in conference room

Wednesday January 18

930 am 545 pm 700 pm

All School Mass ndashSt Anthony of Egypt Voices of Hope Adult Choir Rehearsal

Thursday January 19

800 am

Weekday Eucharist (Anthony ldquoTonyrdquo Battista)

Friday January 20

800 am

Weekday Eucharist (Terri Marino)

Saturday January 21

400 pm 500 pm

Confessions Sunday Eucharist (Julie amp Andrew Elias amp Antoinette ampTony Dalbo)

Sunday January 22 Sunday in Ordinary

Time

830 am 940 am

1100 am

600 pm

Sunday Eucharist (Nora Gurrera) Faith Fundamentals Sunday Eucharist (In Thanksgiving for Baumgardner Family) Sunday Eucharist (For All Our People)

Please consider giving a percentage of whatever remains in your estate to the parish memorial endowment fund Bequests for the parish should read ldquordquoTo the Most Rev Michael J Bransfield Bishop of Wheel-ing Charleston or his successors in office for the exclusive use of St Paul Parish (or school) in Weirton WV Memorial Endowment Fundrdquo

Sunday Collection

January 8 2017

Envelopes $ 885600

Offertory $33100

Initial $ 28000